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NTS Services consists of the SM NTS Data Server service and the 
SM NTS Controller. Together, these services manage Network 
Transaction Station (NTS) devices on your network. The NTS Data 
Server does not require a license; however, you require a print 
server license to use NTS Controller.

NTS devices are vending units that control access to either a copier, 
printers, or both a copier and printers. NTS Services interface with 
the Accounting Server service so that vending activity at NTS 
devices can be tracked in the database.

When NTS Services are installed without the SDR add-on, NTS 
devices can control access to copiers only. When installed with the 
SDR add-on, a single NTS device can control access to both a 
copier and to printers. 

Software Metrics (SM) desktop print monitors reside on network 
workstations. Using the desktop print monitor, the PAS database 
can track printing activity on printers configured to use LPT1: on 
network workstations. 

The Secure Document Release (SDR) module adds document con-
trol capabilities on a print server where SM Print Monitors are 
installed. SDR holds documents sent to the print server in a propri-
etary queue until the user releases them using one of two remote 
mechanisms:

• hardware: the NTS device from XCP Inc. 
• software: Software Metrics client software, Release Station, 

installed on a network workstation

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Note: SDR functionality requires a separate license for each print server.

Release Station is an add-on module that enables you to set up a 
network workstation as a point of controlled document release. 
Using Release Station, network users can release to the printers 
documents held on an SDR-enabled print server.

Depending on the Custom Release Module (CRM) that you install 
with the Release Station, the Release Station can be set up as a self-
serve or an operator-controlled workstation.

The NetWare Print Server add-on enables you to control and track 
printing on printers connected through a NetWare print server. The 
NetWare print server requires a connection to the Accounting 
Server service running on a Windows server. The NetWare print 
server does not support the use of the SDR add-on. 

Client Billing pop-up support is available for NetWare print servers 
in the PAS 2.5 release.

The UNIX Print Server add-on enables you to control and track 
printing on printers connected through a UNIX print server. The 
UNIX print server requires a connection to the Accounting Server 
service running on a Windows server. The UNIX print server does 
not support the use of the SDR add-on or Client Billing.

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Note: You can apply a PAS print server license to either a Windows, 
UNIX< or NetWare print server.

PAS Accounting Server is available in both a Single Server edition 
(SE) and an Enterprise edition (EE). The difference is that the Sin-
gle Server edition is primarily for smaller installations requiring 
only one accounting server. For larger installations, or to support 
any of the add-on modules, you require the Enterprise edition.

With PAS 2.5, component licensing takes the form of an accounting 
server keycode that Software Metrics assigns based on your server 
name, and serial numbers for Enterprise Edition add-ons. 

Your installation automatically includes licensing for a single print 
server (local or remote). If you decide to install the PAS print server 
on more than one computer, you must purchase a license for each 
additional server. The Administrative and Workstation applica-
tions, including Deposit Station, do not require licenses, so you can 
install them on as many computers as necessary.

The following table makes a distinction between required, 
optional, and add-on software components. Some components 
install automatically with PAS, residing initially on the server 
though you can also install some of these components remotely. 
You must manually select optional or add-on components.

 

• coordinates the licensing and 

activity of all PAS 
components

• handles account 

management requests; 
controls database access

• calculates charges, assigns 

them to appropriate printing 
account

required

PAS SE or EE

keycode

• integrate with the Windows 

printing subsystem 

• manage communication with 

the print devices 

• determine document page 

count and other attributes; 
report this information to 
Accounting Server

required

PAS SE or EE 

serial 
number or 
keycode 
(for each 
print server: 
Windows, 
UNIX, or 
NetWare)

• stores all information about 

printing, such as transactions, 
accounts, and printer 
definitions

• available for JET (Microsoft 

Access format), SQL Server, or 
Oracle

required  PAS SE (JET) 

or EE (JET, 
SQLServer, 
Oracle)

none

• configures and monitors 

server components

• assigns costs to printers and 

copiers

required  PAS SE or EE 

none

• creates and modifies users, 

departments, and billing 
codes

• performs account 

transactions

• schedules automated events

required

PAS SE or EE 

none